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Hongyu Chen,Ronggang Jiang,Huimin An,Hao Xu,Xingchang Ou,Kuofei Wang,Yuan Chen,Youcang Jiang,Shi Li,Jianan Huang,Zhonghua Liu
Jasmine green tea (JGT), a distinctive Chinese tea product, derives its unique aroma via the adsorption of volatiles from jasmine flowers onto green tea-base tea (GBT). To identify the key odor-active volatiles in JGT, sensomics and chemometrics were employed, with GBT as the control. Sensory evaluation showed that GBT possesses a clean, fresh, and tender aroma, whereas JGT is characterized by a jasmine-like and refreshing scent. 35 and 31 candidate key odor-active compounds were identified in GBT and JGT, respectively, using aroma extract dilution analysis (FD > 16), and odor activity value analysis (OAV > 1). Aroma recombination, omission, and addition tests confirmed 13 key odor-active volatiles in JGT. Among these, α -farnesene and methyl salicylate were found to be the primary contributors to the jasmine-like and refreshing aromas, respectively. This study provides a theoretical reference for deeply understanding the molecular basis of JGT's aroma characteristics.
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BIOMEDICAL MICRODEVICES
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·Vol. 28
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·12
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IF 4.4
Liu Lu-Lu,Ye Wen-Qi,Yang Chun-Guang,Xu Zhang-Run
Multiple emulsions with excellent monodispersity and tailorable compositions exhibit great application potential in analytical detection, material synthesis and various other fields. To achieve the spatially patterned wettability that is essential for generating multiple emulsions in microfluidic chips, hydrophilic modification of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microchannels is indispensable for constructing alternating hydrophilic-hydrophobic surface distributions. However, the complexity of such surface treatment increases with the order of multiple emulsions, rendering the development of a simple and controllable hydrophilic modification strategy for PDMS chips to fabricate high-order emulsions a persistent challenge. Herein, we present a rapid patterning method for PDMS microchannels dedicated to high-order emulsion generation. This approach enables the simultaneous hydrophilic treatment of multiple open microchannels on a PDMS substrate via manual polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) coating prior to chip bonding, obviating the need for additional instrumentation or precise fluid control operations. Furthermore, it allows for the selective modification of distinct microchannel regions, which well caters to the customized fabrication of multiple emulsions with designed structures. Based on the proposed protocol, multiple emulsions ranging from double to quintuple emulsions were successfully generated in a facile and highly stable manner. As a proof-of-concept application, these high-order emulsions were employed as sacrificial templates to fabricate onion-like hydrogel microcapsules, which featured uniform spherical morphologies and well-defined multilayer architectures. The coefficient of variation (CV) of the diameter for all prepared microcapsules was ≤ 2.3% ( n = 50). Notably, the multilayer architecture of the hydrogel microcapsules can be precisely tailored by selective hydrophilic surface modification—switching from water/oil (W/O) to oil/water (O/W) wettability, or transforming core-shell structures into onion-like microcapsules. These tailor-made multilayer hydrogel microcapsules thus represent promising candidates for the encapsulation of various active substances and functional cargos in both industrial and scientific applications.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2023
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He Huang,Huahua Fan,Yuzhen Ge,Wanyue Ye,Yingcen Liu,Caicheng Song,Hua Lin,Xiaotong Zhang,Bing Li,Xiaowa Nie,Shufen Zhang,Rongwen Lu
The selective oxidation of the primary C H bonds in hydrocarbons to corresponding high-valued oxygenates is highly desired but challenging to realize. The difficulty arises from the high homolytic bond dissociation enthalpy of the C H bond, the relatively high reactivity of oxygenated intermediates, and the diversity of resultant products. Herein, we reported the in situ confinement of Au clusters in Silicalite-1 for the selective solvent-free oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde. The doping of an alkali metal (K or Na) resulted in the formation of electron-rich Au species, which readily facilitate the activation of oxygen, In turn, toluene is activated by the produced reactive oxygen species in a single step, as confirmed through density functional theory (DFT) calculations. At optimal alkali metal doping, the selectivity to benzaldehyde could reach > 90 %, with the toluene conversion being 19.8 %. Remarkably, the total turnover number (TTN) of Au@Silicalite-1–0.2 K was found to be 29,658, which is one or two orders of magnitudes higher than the previously reported values. These findings are expected to inspire the design of highly efficient catalysts for the activation of fundamental feedstock with C H bonds.
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Agronomy-Basel
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2023
·Vol. 13
·期 2
·339
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Jinjia Liu,Min Chen,Weihua Ma,Lifang Zheng,Bing Zhang,Huiting Zhao,Yusuo Jiang
Strawberries are popular fruits around the world, and their yield and fruit quality rely on pollination by honey bees and bumblebee colonies. Both bee species have their own advantages in strawberry pollination. This study investigates the characteristic of strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa‘Red Face’) flower volatiles and their effects on bee pollinators by (1) detecting the volatile compounds of strawberry flowers by polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), (2) determining whetherBombus terrestrisorApis melliferashowed antennae responses to certain compounds of strawberry flower volatiles by an electroantennography test (EAG), and (3) testing whether these compounds could elicit a corresponding behavioral response in bees. The results showed that (1) there were 38 chemical compounds in ‘Red Face’ volatiles with 7 types, most of which were known to be generally emitted by flowers but also have some compounds that have not been reported in strawberry flowers; (2)B. terrestrisandA. melliferahad strong EAG responses to several compounds, respectively, especially to ethyl benzoate, (Z)-3-hexenyl propionate, (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, benzeneacetaldehyde and melonal; and (3) both bee species showed significant avoidance behaviors to four tested compounds, especially theB. terrestris. Flower volatiles of strawberry ‘Red face’ were different from other strawberry varieties that have been reported; some of these electrophysiologically active compounds could cause antennal potential responses in bees, as well as behavioral responses. Our study supports the idea that strawberry flower volatiles are one of the factors influencing bee foraging decisions and provides a reference for formulating more reasonable bee pollination to improve strawberry fruit quality.Keywords:strawberry flower volatiles;Bombus terrestris;Apis mellifera;EAG response;behavior response
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2022
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Fangyuan Hou,Qingyun Chang,Nana Wan,Jie Li,Xiaohuan Zang,Shuaihua Zhang,Chun Wang,Zhi Wang
A novel porphyrin-based conjugated microporous polymer (PCMP) with microporous structure and nitrogen-rich pyrrole building blocks was synthesized. The PCMP was used as a coating material to prepare solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fibers by sol–gel technique. Due to the toxicity of the phthalate esters (PAEs) and the necessity for their sensitive determinations in some food samples, the SPME fiber was investigated for the extraction of eleven PAEs from six different children's milk beverages prior to their detection by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Under the optimal conditions, the linear response range for the PAEs was in the range from 0.03 to 200 µg L −1 and the limits of detection (S/N = 3) for the analytes were 0.01–3.00 μg L −1 . The method recoveries for the PAEs were between 80% and 120%, with the relative standard deviations varying from 1.3% to 9.8%. The method was successfully applied for the determination of PAEs in children's milk beverages.
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Parasites & Vectors
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2021
·Vol. 14
·期 1
·1-6
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Li Meilin,Liu Shunlong,Yin Zhijuan,Bernigaud Charlotte,Guillot Jacques,Fang Fang
Background The limited ovicidal activity of currently available acaricides is a significant obstacle to efficacious scabies treatment. Several essential oils or their respective components have proved to be active against the eggs of arthropods, mainly lice and ticks. Information on the activity of these oils and/or components against the eggs of mites remains very limited. The aim of this study was to assess the activity of six terpenes (carvacrol, eugenol, geraniol, citral, terpinen-4-ol and linalool) commonly found in essential oils against the eggs of Sarcoptes scabiei . Methods Sarcoptes eggs were exposed to paraffin oil containing 1, 2.5, or 5% of each terpene tested. After a 12-h exposure period, the eggs were washed and placed in paraffin oil for hatching. Embryonic development following treatment was assessed every day to determine the stage of developmental arrest. Results The median effective concentration to obtain 50% egg mortality (EC 50 ) was 0.5, 0.9, 2.0, 4.8, 5.1 and 9.8% for carvacrol, eugenol, geraniol, citral, terpinen-4-ol and linalool, respectively. The microscopic images of eggs after each treatment indicated that these six terpenes may act by penetrating through the aeropyles on the egg surface. Conclusions In conclusion, carvacrol, eugenol and geraniol possess significant ovicidal activities, which should be considered as promising ovicidal agents for the treatment of scabies. Graphical Abstract
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2021
·Vol. 9
·期 26
·14710-14721
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He Huang,Wanyue Ye,Caicheng Song,Yingcen Liu,Xiaotong Zhang,Yu Shan,Yuzhen Ge,Shufen Zhang,Rongwen Lu
The selective oxidation of primary carbon–hydrogen bonds in the methyl group of toluene to corresponding oxygenates is of immense significance. This transformation, however, remains challenging and often requires either extensive optimization of the present chemical operating processes or, more importantly, the design and development of novel catalysts. In this paper, we achieve the confinement of uniform Au nanoparticles by using Silicalite-1 (Au@Silicalite-1) via an improved impregnation method for solvent-free oxidation of toluene by oxygen to benzaldehyde. In situ Ar+ etching XPS experiments revealed that in the evolution of Au0 and Au3+ species in a single Au@Silicalite-1 crystal the proportion of the Au3+ species becomes enriched from 0 on the surface to >80% in the center. In the synergetic catalysis between Au0 and Au3+ species, it was observed that the electron-rich Au0 species activated oxygen to form superoxide anion radicals, while the electron-deficient Au3+ species promoted activation of the primary carbon–hydrogen bond in toluene and enabled efficient desorption of the desired product benzaldehyde with selectivity >90%. For comparison, Silicalite-1 or SiO2 supported Au0-rich catalysts exhibited strong adsorption of benzaldehyde, generating overoxidized benzoic acid as the main product.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2021
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Chong Wang,Yuchen Hou,Jiajia Cheng,Mei-Jin Lin,Xinchen Wang
Oxidation, especially selective oxidation by a heterogeneous catalyst with molecular oxygen, is a core technology for the conversion of petrochemical feedstock to commodity chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Existing catalytic approaches for efficient aerobic oxidation normally rely on the engagement of organometallic centers or transition-metal nanoparticles. In light of the necessity to develop sustainable production methodologies, multiple approaches for the metal-free polymeric carbon nitride (PCN) photocatalytic selective oxidation have been evaluated. However, the insufficient visible light optical absorption, poor charge-carriers separation and the weak driving force towards oxidation reaction impart a serious restriction on the efficiency and selectivity of the organic photosynthesis, especially under extended wavelength solar light irradiation. Here, we report a surface engineering photochemical modification method to fabricate a donor-acceptor (D-A) functional carbon nitride photocatalyst (ECN) under ambient conditions. The well-developed d -A structure, preserved high crystallinity and enlarged π-conjugation framework of the hybrid semiconductor-molecule ECN samples favor the improvement of the optical absorption, as well as the enhanced separation and migration of the photo-generated charge carriers. As a result, the obtained ECN photocatalysts exhibited remarkable enhancement in the photocatalytic aerobic oxidation of alcohols, even under an extended light wavelength of 620 nm red-light irradiation. The photocatalytic aerobic sulfides and sp 3 C–H oxidation reactions were also considerably accelerated over ECN and may serve as a direct approach for the construction of value-added sulfoxide and ketone products.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2021
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Xingpeng Liu,Ruijie Ma,Yufei Wang,Sanshan Du,Junfeng Tong,Xiaoyan Shi,Jianfeng Li,Xichang Bao,Yangjun Xia,Tao Liu,He Yan
Traditional additives like 1,8-diiodooctane and 1-chloronaphthalene were successfully utilized morphology optimization of various polymer solar cells (PSCs) in an active layer, but their toxicity brought by halogen atoms limits their corresponding large-scale manufacturing. Herein, a new nontoxic halogen-free additive named benzyl benzoate (BB) was introduced into the classic PSCs (PTB7-Th:PC71BM), and an optimal power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 9.43% was realized, while there was a poor PCE for additive free devices (4.83%). It was shown that BB additives could inhibit PC71BM’s overaggregation, which increased the interface contact area and formed a better penetration path of an active layer. In addition, BB additives could not only boost the distribution of a PTB7-Th donor at the surface, beneficial to suppressing exciton recombination in inverted devices but also boost the crystallinity of a blend layer, which is conducive to exciton dissociation and charge transport. Our work effectively improved a device performance by using a halogen-free additive, which can be referential for industrialization.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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2020
·Vol. 14
·期 4
·e0008225
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Meilin Li,Buming Liu,Charlotte Bernigaud,Katja Fischer,Jacques Guillot,Fang Fang
Background
Essential oils may represent an alternative strategy for controlling scabies, a neglected tropical disease caused by the infestation of mite from the species Sarcoptes scabiei . Lemongrass ( Cymbopogen citratus ) oil is reported to possess pharmacological properties including antiparasitc, antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory. The aim of the present study was to assess the potential efficacy of lemongrass oil against the mites and eggs of Sarcoptes scabiei .
Methodology/Principal findings
Mass spectrometry analysis confirmed that the main component presented in lemongrass oil was citral. Lemongrass oil at concentrations of 10% and 5% killed all Sarcoptes mites within 10 and 25 min, respectively. The median lethal concentration value was 1.37%, 1.08%, 0.91%, 0.64%, and 0.48% at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 h, respectively. Lemongrass oil at all concentrations (10%, 5%, 1%, 0.5%, 0.1%) was able to significantly decrease the hatching rate of Sarcoptes eggs.
Conclusions/Significance
Lemongrass oil should be considered as a promising miticidal and ovicidal agent for scabies control.
Scabies is a parasitic infestation which affects about 455 million people annually, with a particularly high prevalence in low income tropical regions. The disease is frequently complicated by bacterial infections. Currently available treatments do not meet the ideal profile which includes miticides, ovicidal, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory/antipruritic properties. Cymbopogon citratus is a plant widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions. The essential oil from C . citratus is known as lemongrass oil with reported antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. We conducted experiments to assess the miticidal and ovicidal efficacy of lemongrass oil against Sarcoptes mites collected from naturally infected rabbits in China. The results demonstrated that lemongrass oil can kill the motile stages of Sarcoptes mites effectively and presented a significant ovicidal activity. Considering all these properties, lemongrass oil should be considered a promissing miticide against scabies.
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EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY
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2023
·Vol. 91
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·615-628
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Zou Minghui,Xue Qiqi,Teng Qiao,Zhang Qiqi,Liu Ting,Li Yuanyuan,Zhao Jinhong
Aleuroglyphus ovatus (Acari: Acaridae) is a major pest mite of stored grains that is distributed worldwide. Paeonol, a phenolic component of the essential oil extracted from the Chinese herb Paeonia moutan , possesses a range of biological activities, including antiviral, antifungal and acaricidal activity. This study investigated the bioactivity of paeonol against A. ovatus and its effect on the activity of detoxification enzymes. The bioactivity of paeonol against A. ovatus was determined by contact, fumigation and repellency bioassays, and the mechanism was preliminarily explored via morphological observation of the color changes of mite epidermis and determination of the changing trend of some important enzymes associated with acaricidal efficacy in the mites. The results showed that the median lethal concentration (LC 50 ) in the contact and fumigation bioassays was 9.832 μg/cm 2 and 14.827 μg/cm 3 , respectively, and the acaricidal activity of paeonol was higher under direct contact than under fumigation. Dynamic symptomatology studies registered typical neurotoxicity symptoms including excitation, convulsion and paralysis in A. ovatus treated with paeonol. The enzyme activity of catalase (CAT), nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) was higher, whereas the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) was lower, compared to the control group. CAT, NOS and GST were activated, whereas SOD and AChE activities were inhibited after paeonol intervention. Our findings suggest paeonol has potent acaricidal activity against A. ovatus and thus may be used as an agent to control the stored-product mite A. ovatus .
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION
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2023
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Si-Ke Chen,Xiao-Jie Ju,Jie Wei,Wei Wang,Liang-Yin Chu
Previous educational articles on microfluidic technology mainly focused on continuous microfluidics, so we set up an undergraduate laboratory experiment to introduce droplet microfluidics to students. Students can understand the concept of microfluidic channels and the principles of droplet microfluidics, prepare polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) devices and split-flow strategy, explore the controllable preparation and monodispersity of chitosan (CS) microspheres, and gain a more comprehensive understanding of microfluidic technology. The experiment has the advantages of easy operation and a short cycle, and it is suitable as an undergraduate experiment.
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